Florence Church Bullard

[3] The ambulance corps was partnered with the British Red Cross to transport wounded Allied soldiers from the battlefield to hospitals in France.

For her service during the conflict, the nation of France awarded her the Croix de Guerre with a bronze star, along with a citation that noted she stood firm in her responsibilities even when the enemy's bombings came dangerously close to the hospital.

[1] She and 23 other experienced nurses were recruited to join the "Red Cross Chautauqua Program" to tour the United States promoting good health through sanitation and in-home care.

[8] By the end of her nursing career, Bullard was assistant superintendent at Poughkeepsie's Bowne Memorial Hospital in Dutchess County, New York.

[2][4] Throughout her life, Bullard had kept close ties to the Sisters of Saint Marys, believing that her nursing career was but a testimony to their good works.